Siyakwamukela uKhisimusi!

UKhisimusi iholide eliyimfihlakalo kunawo wonke! AmaKristu awugubha emhlabeni wonke. Iholidi elikhethekile kakhulu njengoba wonke amasiko esingathwa kusukela kogogo nomkhulu kanye nabazali bethu.

Kusukela ngoNovemba akekho okhohlwa ukuthi uKhisimusi uyeza. Izibani ezinemibala zihlobisa izikhungo eziningi zamadolobha nezitolo kanye neqhwa lokwenziwa elipendwe esitolo, amafasitela ekhefi. Emigwaqweni nasezitolo, 'izihlahla zikaKhisimusi', izihlahla ze-'conifer' zangempela noma zepulasitiki ezihlala ziluhlaza, nazo zihlotshiswe ngamalambu nemihlobiso kaKhisimusi.

Izikhungo zokuthenga ziba matasa kakhulu. Izinhlelo zezikhulumi kuzo zidlala 'izingoma' zikaKhisimusi, izingoma zobuKristu zobuKristu. Ngokuvamile amaqembu abantu acula lezi zingoma eqoqa imali yezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi. Maphakathi no-December, abantu abaningi bahlobisa izindlu zabo ngezihlahla zikaKhisimusi, izibani ezinemibala, benza imihlobiso ehlukene ezungeze amakamelo. Abanye abantu bahlobisa izihlahla zabo ngama-apula, amantongomane namakhandlela njengoba kwakunjalo ezikhathini zangaphambili.

Emazweni amaningi, abantu abaningi bathumela amakhadi emikhonzo kaKhisimusi anezifiso eziningi kubangane nemindeni yabo, futhi lamakhadi alengiswa ezindongeni zemizi yabo ngaleso sikhathi. Amakhadi kaKhisimusi wendabuko abonisa izithombe zenkolo - uMariya, uJosefa nomntwana uJesu, noma ezinye izingxenye zendaba kaKhisimusi. Namuhla izithombe ngokuvamile ziyizithombe zasebusika, amahlaya, u-Father Christmas, noma izigcawu zokuphila zothando ezikhathini ezidlule.

'Father Christmas' (noma 'Santa Claus') isiphenduke ubuso bomuntu bukaKhisimusi. Ezithombeni sibona ikhehla elinentshebe ende emhlophe, ijazi elibomvu, nesaka lamathoyizi. Izingane zifundiswa ukuthi uzilethela izipho ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi (noma kwamanye amazwe ngo-December 6 - Usuku lukaSt. Nicholas), futhi izingane eziningi ezifika eminyakeni engu-7 noma engu-8 zikholelwa ngempela ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso. Umlando kaSanta Clause uqala ngendoda ebizwa ngoSaint Nicholas. WayenguBhishobhi waseMyra e-Asia Minor (manje eyiTurkey) ngekhulu lesi-4 AD. Wayenamahloni kakhulu, futhi efuna ukunikeza abantu abampofu imali ngaphandle kokwazi ngakho. Ngelinye ilanga wagibela ophahleni lwendlu wawisa isikhwama semali kushimula. Yahlala estokisini intombazane eyayiwumise ngomlilo! Lokhu kungase kuchaze inkolelo yokuthi u-Father Christmas wehla ngoshimula bese efaka izipho emasokisini ezingane.

Kubantu abaningi kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukwazi: waqala kanjani uKhisimusi?

Kusukela cishe ngo-400 AD amaKrestu agubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu. 'UKristu' kusho 'uMesiya', isiqu esanikezwa uJesu. Ngeshwa incazelo yangempela kaKhisimusi ivame ukukhohlwa. Sekuyiholide elingelona elenkolo! Izingane ezengeziwe zikholelwa kuFather Christmas, hhayi kuJesu. Usuku lukaKhisimusi yiholide elihambisana nokudla, ukuphuza kakhulu nokubuka i-TV kanye neminye imisebenzi. Kodwa indaba kaKhisimusi yangempela itholakala eBhayibhelini lobuKristu.

Ngemva kokuzalwa kukaJesu kwakukhona izazi ezafika zizomfuna, zivela endaweni manje ese-Iran noma eSaudi Arabia. Kuyavunywa ukuthi kwakukhona izazi ezintathu (noma amaKhosi amathathu). Indaba ithi babone inkanyezi engavamile esibhakabhakeni eyayibatshela ngokuzalwa kwenkosi ekhethekile. Ukuze adumise umntwana, uJehova waletha izipho ezinothile: igolide, nenhlaka, inhlaka evutha iphunga elimnandi, nomure, amafutha ezitshalo anephunga elimnandi. Lezi zipho zisitshela izinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ngoJesu: Igolide - isipho esifanele iNkosi, Impepho - yokushiswa ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu, iMure - uphawu lobuntu obufayo, obusetshenziselwa ukungcwaba abafileyo. UJesu waphila ukuphila okunzima kakhulu. Wayenguye futhi 'unguwo wonke umuntu' kithi sonke njengoba azihlanganisa nazo zonke izinhlanga.

Amakhadi kaKhisimusi avela emazweni ahlukene ngokuvamile abonisa uMariya, uJosefa noJesu endaweni yalelo zwe, kanye nokubukeka kobuhlanga balolo zwe. "Akekho omunye umuntu oke waba nomthelela onjalo ezimpilweni zabantu njengoJesu. Ubuye waphila futhi, futhi izigidi zithi ziyamazi namuhla njengomngane nomsizi ezimpilweni zazo. Uzikweleta ukuthola okwengeziwe Ngaye. Ingabe UyiLowo Ayethi unguye? Angasisiza yini ekuphileni kwethu namuhla? Akukho ongalahlekelwa! UKhisimusi yisikhathi sokuma futhi sicabange ngale mibuzo ebalulekile".

Jabulela Ukhisimusi!!!

Yiba nokuthula kimi

“Lokho ngikukhulume kini ukuba nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni niyakuba lusizi, kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe.”

NgokukaJohane 16:33

UJesu washo lokhu kubaphostoli Bakhe abathandekayo eGumbini Eliphezulu ngobusuku bokukhashelwa Kwakhe. Wayehamba, futhi babezokhathazeka, besaba, bakhathazeke, bakhathazeke. Ngalobobusuku Wenza izithembiso zokudambisa izinhliziyo zabo ezikhathazekile. Waze wathi: “Inhliziyo yenu mayingakhathazeki.” Futhi wabathembisa uthando noMoya oNgcwele futhi waphendula umkhuleko nokuthula. Wathi kubo: “Asikho isizathu sokukhathazeka. Konke engikutshele khona ngikwenzela ukuba ube nokuthula enhliziyweni yakho ngoba uyazi ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele ukhona. Akukho okumele ukhathazeke ngakho. Ezweni niyakuba nosizi.” Lelo gama empeleni lisho “inkathazo.”

Livela egameni elisho “ingcindezi.” “Uzompintsha kanzima ubunzima bale mpilo, kodwa phakathi kwakho, yiba nesibindi ngoba ekugcineni ngiwunqobile umhlaba.” Okusho ukuthi akukho lutho umhlaba ongakwenzela lona olunqobayo ekugcineni. Ubuhlungu besikhashana, ukudumala kwesikhashana, kodwa ukuphikiswa komhlaba kuye kwenziwa ize.

Futhi nakuba izwe liqhubeka lihlasela abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ukuhlasela okunjalo kuwa ngokungenangozi, ngoba ukunqoba kukaKristu kakade sekufezile ukunqotshwa okubhidlizayo kwaso sonke isimiso sezwe.

 Zindla Ngezinto Ezinhle

Elokugcina, bazalwane, konke okuyiqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayo, konke okulungileyo, konke okumhlophe, konke okuthandekayo, konke okutusekayo, noma kukhona okuhle, noma kukhona okubongekayo, zindlani ngalokho; 

KwabaseFilipi 4:8

Siwumkhiqizo walokho esikungenisayo. Uma sifaka udoti, kuzophuma udoti. Kodwa uJesu wathi: “Akukhona okungena emlonyeni okungcolisa umuntu; kepha okuphuma emlonyeni yikho okumngcolisayo umuntu” (Math. 15:11). Inkinga yangempela yilokho okukithi. Yileyo nyama ewile. Isono asiveli ngaphandle; liphuma ngaphakathi liphume.

Leli vesi lisitshela ukuthi kukhona zonke izinhlobo zezinto ngaphandle ezivusa leso sono ngaphakathi. UPawulu uthi, “Bheka, uma ufuna ukuphila impilo edumisa uNkulunkulu, zindla ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu.” “Noma yini eyiqiniso” ihlanganisa zonke izambulo zikaNkulunkulu. Iqiniso litholakala kuNkulunkulu, kuKristu, kuMoya oNgcwele, emBhalweni. “Noma yini enhle” isho ukuzindla ngalokho okufanele ukuhlonishwa, okungcwele ngokuphambene nalokho okungcolile. “Noma yini elungile” isho ukuyikala ngendinganiso yaphezulu yobungcwele. “Noma yini ehlanzekileyo” isho ukuhlanzeka ngokuziphatha. “Noma yini ethandekayo” isho ukuthandeka noma okujabulisayo. “Noma yini enodumo oluhle” yinoma yini enomusa nomusa futhi eyakhayo.

Ngakho uma kukhona okuhle ebuhleni, futhi kukhona inzuzo ekuphileni okufanele ukudunyiswa, zindlani ngalezi zinto. Qiniseka ukuthi ukuphila kwakho kugxile kulezizinto, futhi uyojabulela isithelo esimangalisayo salolu hlobo lokucabanga kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu.

 UJesu uzobuya futhi azokwamukela

Ekhaya likaBaba kukhona izindlu eziningi; uma bekungenjalo, bengiyakunitshela ukuthi ngiya ukunilungisela indawo. Nanxa ngiya nginilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi ukuba lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani. 

NgokukaJohane 14:2-3

UJesu, ngalobobusuku bokugcina ngaphambi kokufa Kwakhe, wanika abafundi Bakhe izithembiso eziningi, futhi akukho nesisodwa esimangalisayo ukwedlula ukuthi wayehamba ngenjongo yokubalungiselela indawo ezulwini nokuthi wayezobuya ukuze abayise lapho. Lapho uJesu ethi, “endlini kaBaba kukhona izindlu eziningi,” ulimi lwangempela lwangempela lukubeka ngalendlela: “Endlini kaBaba kukhona amakamelo amaningi, namakamelo amaningi.” Yinye kuphela indlu—indlu kaBaba—enamakamelo amaningi.

Angihlali endlini kaBaba; Ngikuyo. Nawe unjalo. Ngizoya lapho ukuze ngibe neNkosi. Uyakuhlala nabantu bakhe kuze kube phakade, mina ngihlale endlini yakhe. Yenzani iNkosi uJesu njengamanje? Usezulwini. Enye yezinto Azenzayo ukulungisela abantwana Bakhe, futhi ngolunye usuku Uyeza ukuzosithatha sonke ukuba sibe lapho.

Lokho kubheka ukuHlwithwa lapho uJesu efika futhi ehlwitha abahlengiwe Bakhe ebayisa ezulwini lapho siyogubha khona isidlo sakusihlwa somshado weWundlu futhi samukele imivuzo yethu yaphakade futhi sithole indawo yethu endlini kaBaba. Futhi sizohlala lapho kulo lonke iphakade, sithokozela zonke izinto uNkulunkulu azilungiselele labo abaMthandayo.

 Ngizokunikeza ukuphumula

“Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza. Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi, ngokuba ngimnene, ngithobile ngenhliziyo; khona imiphefumulo yenu iyakufumana impumuzo. Ngokuba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.” 

NgokukaMathewu 11:28-30

La mazwi kaJesu ayeyizindaba ezinhle ezimangalisayo kumaJuda. Babethweswe umthwalo onzima wokuzama ukuzuza insindiso yabo ngokugcina umthetho nazo zonke izimiso namasiko ayethuthuke ebuJudeni. Lesi kwakuyisisindo okungekho muntu owayengasithwala. Futhi kunabantu abangenakubalwa abasangaphansi kwalowo mthwalo. 

Nakuba kungase kube nezinkolo eziningi ngamagama nangencazelo, kunezimiso zenkolo ezimbili kuphela. Kukhona iqiniso levangeli ukuthi insindiso ivela ngaphandle kwemisebenzi ngokukholwa kuphela ngomusa. Futhi kukhona zonke ezinye izinhlelo, nganoma yiliphi igama, elisho ngemikhosi yenkolo, ngezenzo zokuziphatha, nangemisebenzi emihle uzuza indlela yakho yokuya ezulwini. 

Alinikezi ukuthula nokuphumula ngoba akekho ongapheleliswa. UJesu wasondela futhi wathi, “Wozani Kimi, futhi ngizoniphumuza. Esikhundleni salelijoka elesabekayo enithweswe lona, ​​thathani ijoka Lami. Ngimnene, ngithobekile ngenhliziyo, futhi ngizoniphumuza ngoba ijoka Lami lilula nomthwalo Wami ulula.” Leso isithembiso esimangalisayo sensindiso ngomusa ngokukholwa.

 UbuKristu uthando komunye nomunye

“Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” 

NgokukaJohane 13:34-35

Ngokusobala, uphawu lobuKristu beqiniso uthando ngomunye nomunye. Lona umyalo kaKristu wokuthanda, kodwa wawungemusha. Encwadini kaDuteronomi, uNkulunkulu wayala ukuba simthande Yena nomakhelwane bethu.

Nokho umyalo kaJesu ophathelene nothando wethula indinganiso entsha ngokucace. Wathi, “Thandani...njengoba nginithandile.” Wanikeza isibonelo esisha salolu thando, asibonisa lapho egeza izinyawo zabafundi. Kwakuwumkhuba ovamile endulo ukunikeza inceku ezogeza izinyawo.

Kwakuwumsebenzi ophansi kunayo yonke ekhweni lenceku, nokho uJesu wagoba ukuze enze noma yini ababeyidinga. Nakuba lokho kwakuyisenzo esikhulu, akuzange kusondele ekuthobekeni kwaLowo owaya esiphambanweni ukuze athwale ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yezono Zakhe. Wakhothama phansi, wathatha isimo senceku, wenziwa ngomfanekiso womuntu, wehla njalo ekufeni okuyihlazo esiphambanweni.

Ngakho cabanga ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini lapho etshela abafundi Bakhe ukuthi bathandane ngendlela ayebathanda ngayo—ngokuzinikela, ngokuzidela, kuze kufike emisebenzini ephansi kakhulu nasekunikeleni ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yomunye. Uma uphila kanje, izwe lizokwazi ukuthi ungumfundi kaKristu.

 Vuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu

Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyakusindiswa; ngokuba umuntu ukholwa ngenhliziyo kube ngukulunga, ngomlomo uyavuma kube ngukusindiswa. 

KwabaseRoma 10:9-10

Akwanele ukumane uvume ukuthi uJesu unguNkulunkulu. Amademoni ayakuvuma lokho futhi ayathuthumela (Jakobe 2:19), kodwa lokho akuwasindisi. Ukuvuma ngomlomo wakho iNkosi uJesu kusho ukuthi ubambelele ekukholelweni okujulile kokuthi uJesu uyinkosi yakho, ngaphandle kokugodla. 

Akukhona ngokuvumela uJesu empilweni yakho ukuba akwenze uphumelele noma umshado wakho ube ngcono. Kumayelana nawe ukuza phambi kukaJesu futhi ushaya isifuba sakho uthi, “Nkulunkulu, ngihawukele mina soni.” Kumayelana nawe ukuthi, “Jesu, ngiyakuvuma njengenkosi neNkosi yami, futhi ngithobela noma yini oyifisayo.” Isici sesibili ukukholelwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uJesu wafa esiphambanweni futhi wavuka kwabafileyo nakho konke okushiwo uvuko. 

Uqinisekisa kokubili ubunkulunkulu nobukhosi bukaKristu, ukuphila Kwakhe okungenasono, ukufa okungena esikhundleni, nokuvuka kwangempela komzimba. Uyakholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba ubeke isitembu sokuvunywa kwaphezulu emsebenzini ophelele kaJesu Kristu. 

Futhi uvuma obala ngomlomo wakho kube insindiso. Futhi uJesu uthi, “Lowo ongivuma phambi kwabantu, nami ngiyomvuma phambi kukaBaba” (NgokukaMathewu 10:32).

 Akuseyimi engiphilayo kodwa uKristu

akuseyimi ophilayo, kepha uKristu uphila kimi; kodwa ukuphila engikuphilayo kalokhu enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa, okungukukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. 

KwabaseGalathiya 2:20

“Ukubethelwa kanye noKristu” kuyisenzakalo esingokomlando esibheka emuva esiphambanweni. Eqinisweni, mina nawe, esikholelwa kuJesu, sasilapho esiphambanweni lapho ethwala izono zethu. Kungakho uPawulu ethi sangcwatshwa naye ekufeni futhi savuka kanye naye ekuphileni okusha (KwabaseRoma 6). 

Besikhona. UNkulunkulu wasibeka lapho ngokoqobo nakuba sasingakazalwa. Wonke umuntu owake wakholwa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, kusukela kudala kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala, wayelapho kuKristu ekufeni kwaKhe. Kuyiqiniso elikhazimulayo. Ubulapho. Izono zakho zakhokhelwa. Yingakho ungekho ngaphansi kokulahlwa. Manje siphila lempilo entsha, futhi uPawulu uthi, “Akusimina ngempela engiyiphilayo; nguKristu ophila kimi.” 

Lokhu kuyinkazimulo yemfihlakalo kaKristu phakathi kwethu. Kuphakathi kokuthi uphila le mpilo entsha noma awuphili. Nokho uPawulu uthi, “Ngiyaphila, kodwa uKristu uphila ngakho.” Kuthatha thina sonke, kodwa konke okwaKhe. Impilo yethu yakudala ifile. Sinempilo entsha Kuye. 

Kudingeka konke ukuqondisa nokulalela ukuphila lokho kuphila enyameni ngokukholwa, kodwa nokho lapho sekushiwo futhi kwenziwa, nguKristu uqobo Lwakhe ophila kimi.

Bonisa impilo yakho ehlengiwe

Kanjalo makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu ukuba babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini. 

NgokukaMathewu 5:16

Isazi-mlando saseJalimane sake sathi kumKristu, “Ngibonise ukuphila kwakho okuhlengiwe, futhi ngingase ngithambekele ekukholelweni kuMhlengi wakho.” Leyo yindlela eqondile, akunjalo? Uma ngizama ukukutshela ukuthi udokotela wami mkhulu kangakanani, futhi ngifa ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwakhe, ungase ubuze ikhono lakhe. 

Lokhu kungenye yezimiso ezingemuva kwaleli vesi. Kusiza ngani ukutshela abantu ukuthi mkhulu kangakanani uMsindisi wethu lapho bengakwazi ukubona ukubonakaliswa kwamandla akhe ezimpilweni zethu? Kumelwe sivumele ukukhanya kukhanye. Kuyini “ukukhanya” eTestamenteni Elisha? Empeleni, “ukukhanya” kusho “ukuphila okuphakade.” Kuyimpilo kaNkulunkulu kithi. NguKristu ohlala ngaphakathi, uMoya oNgcwele ohlala ngaphakathi. 

Ngamanye amazwi, “Vumela uKristu akhanye empilweni yakho—amazwi owashoyo, isimo sakho sengqondo, nezinto ozenzayo.” Futhi uma abantu bekubona lokho, bazothi unaye uMsindisi omkhulu. NinoBaba omkhulu osezulwini. Impilo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu yeka inkundla lapho ubufakazi bomuntu ngamunye bukholisa khona. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyadabukisa kakhulu ngomuntu ukuba amemezele uJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi bese ephila impilo yesono. 

Akugcini nje ngokuhlazisa uKristu, kodwa akusebenzi ngokwemibandela yokukholisa noma ubani ngamandla kaJesu Kristu. Njengofakazi, isibopho sethu ukutshela umhlaba ukuthi uJesu Kristu angakwazi ukuguqula izimpilo. Lokho kukholakala kuphela uma bebona impilo eguquliwe.

  UJehova ungumalusi wami

UJehova ungumalusi wami, angiyikuswela. Uyangilalisa emadlelweni aluhlaza; uyangiyisa ngasemanzini okuphumula. Ubuyisa umphefumulo wami; uyangihola ezindleleni zokulunga ngenxa yegama lakhe. Noma ngihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami, intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza. Ulungisa itafula phambi kwami ebusweni bezitha zami; ugcoba ikhanda lami ngamafutha; indebe yami iyachichima. Impela okuhle nomusa kuyakungilandela imihla yonke yokuphila kwami; ngiyakuhlala endlini kaJehova kuze kube phakade. 

AmaHubo 23

“Yebo, noma ngihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi.” Izimvu zidinga ukuphakelwa. Badinga amanzi amile ngoba abakwazi ukuphuza amanzi asheshayo. Badinga ukuholwa ezindaweni eziphephile. Futhi badinga ukuvikelwa lapho besethunzini lokufa, okuletha iqiniso elimangalisayo elingokomoya. 

Asihambi esigodini sokufa; sihamba esigodini sethunzi lokufa. Cabanga ngakho ngale ndlela. Njengoba ilanga lishona futhi i-semitruck enkulu idlula imoto yakho futhi ibeka isithunzi sayo phezu kwakho, isithunzi kuphela esigijima phezu kwakho, hhayi iloli ngokwalo. 

Ngakho asesabi okubi ethunzini lokufa. Ukufa kuyisithunzi esingenangozi ezimvini zoMalusi Omuhle. Uyasinakekela. Uyasiphakela. Ugcoba amafutha ezilonda zethu. Ubuhle nomusa wakhe kuyatholakala zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwethu, futhi uyosingenisa endlini yakhe yaphakade kuze kube phakade.

 Umusa wami ukwanele

Yathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele; ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” Ngakho kunalokho ngijabulela ukuzibonga ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami. Ngakho ngenamile ebuthakathakeni, nasekuphathweni kabi, nasekusweleni, nasekuzingelweni, nasekubandezekeni ngenxa kaKristu, ngokuba uma ngibuthakathaka, yikhona nginamandla. 

2 kwabaseKorinte 12:9-10

Abanye abantu bafunda ubufakazi bomphostoli uPawulu lapha futhi bacabanga ukuthi buzwakala njengesifiso sokufa. Kungani esho kanje emhlabeni? Ukusho ngoba, naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zimo ezibuhlungu ekuphileni kwakhe, uNkulunkulu unenjongo ngakho. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma enhliziyweni kaPawulu wathi, “Umusa wami ukwanele.” 

UNkulunkulu wayethi zonke izikhathi ezinzima, bonke ubuthakathaka, isihlamba, isidingo, ukushushiswa, kanye nokucindezeleka kuyithuba Lakhe lokubonakalisa umusa owanele. Kodwa ngeke uthole umusa uze ufike lapho. Futhi uma wenza kanjalo, amandla Akhe apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni bakho. Uma udlula kulezi zinhlobo zezilingo, uncika Kuye. 

Yini okholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngalokho Nguye kuphela ongayenza, ukuze kuthi uma Ekwenza, Athole lonke udumo? Kunezindaba empilweni, njengokuhlupheka uPawulu ayekubekezelela, uNkulunkulu kuphela ongakushintsha, futhi uma eshintsha, uyazi ukuthi wakwenza. Ngakho-ke, ukuhlupheka kuyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokubonisa umusa namandla akhe. Yamukela ubuthakathaka. 

Akekho obuthakathaka kakhulu ukuba abe namandla. Yamukela ukuhlupheka futhi ubone umusa namandla kaNkulunkulu kupheleliswe kukho.

 Lena inhliziyo yekholwa leqiniso

Nkulunkulu, wena unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakufuna ekuseni; umphefumulo wami womele wena; inyama yami ilangazelela wena ezweni elomileyo eligagadekileyo, lapho amanzi engekho khona. Kanjalo ngikubheka endlini engcwele, ngibone amandla akho nenkazimulo yakho. Ngokuba umusa wakho umnandi kunokuphila; izindebe zami ziyakukudumisa. 

AmaHubo 63:1-3

Lena inhliziyo yekholwa leqiniso. Lena inhliziyo ephefumulayo, inhliziyo yomile enganeliseka kuphela ngobukhona namandla kaNkulunkulu. Konke lokhu kumayelana nesifiso esimsulwa ngoNkulunkulu. Umhubi uvuka ekuseni, futhi into yokuqala ayifunayo nguNkulunkulu. Umphefumulo wakhe womile. 

Ufana nomhambi ogwadule ohalela amanzi. Eqinisweni, uDavide waloba leli hubo ecashile ehlane, kodwa elangazelela ukuphinde akhulekele eJerusalema. Wayefuna ukubonani? Amandla kaNkulunkulu abonakala empilweni yakhe. Wayefuna ukuzwa umusa wothando nesihe sikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wayenobudlelwane noDavide, kodwa lapha sithola ukuthi uDavide wayenobudlelwane noNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wayeyiyona nto ehamba phambili ekuphileni kwakhe. 

Yileyo ndlela okufanele kube ngayo kuwo wonke amakholwa. Njengamanje, ingabe uNkulunkulu uyisifiso sakho esijulile? “O, Nkulunkulu, Nguwe engikufunayo empilweni yami. Ngizizwa ngomile futhi ngomile. Ngidinga amandla Akho, inkazimulo Yakho, nomusa Wakho wothando. Kungcono kimi kunokuphila, futhi ngifuna ukuKudumisa.” 

Hlakulela lokho ngokuba seZwini likaNkulunkulu. Funda amaHubo futhi uthole ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu wakho.

 Kufanele siphile ngokuhluzekile

Uyasifundisa ukuba sidele ukungakholwa nezinkanuko zezwe, sihambe ngokuqonda, nangokulunga, nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kulesi sikhathi samanje, sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo nokuvela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu. 

KuThithu 2:12-13

IBhayibheli lihlala lisibiza ukuthi siphile ekukhanyeni kokubuya kukaJesu Kristu. Uyeza, futhi kufanele sikuthande ukubonakala kwaKhe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi singakujabulela kangakanani ukuphila kwethu, iqiniso liwukuthi izwe elingcono kakhulu likude, lifushane kakhulu kulokho izulu eliyoba yikho. 

Ungalokothi uhileleke kulomhlaba kangangokuthi izulu alisakuthakaseli, ngoba lokho uNkulunkulu asilungiselele kona kungaphezu kokuhle kakhulu lokhu kuphila okungakunikeza. Kodwa ake sidlule kuwe. Koze kube nini uJesu Kristu ebekezelela ubutha nenzondo yaleli zwe, ukululazwa, ukuphikwa kwenkazimulo, ukuhlanjalazwa kwegama laKhe. Kuyoze kube nini uNkulunkulu uBaba ehlanjalazwa futhi ehlanjalazwa? Kuyoze kube nini uSathane egcweleza kulo mhlaba enza konke angakwenza ukuze avimbe umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu? UMoya oNgcwele kufanele udabuke futhi ucishwe kuze kube nini? Uma ucabanga ngokuZa kwesiBili, imicabango ephakeme ayikho nje ngawe nami kanye nezulu. 

Ilangazelela ukudunyiswa kokugcina kukaJesu Kristu nokubonakala okukhazimulayo kukaNkulunkulu wethu omkhulu noMsindisi. Hhayi nje ngenxa yami nalokho engizokwamukela, kodwa ngenxa yaKhe.

 Isifiso sokujabulisa uNkulunkulu

Khuthalela ukuba uziveze uthembekile kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni, esiqondisa kahle izwi leqiniso. 

2 kuThimothewu 2:15

AmaKristu afisa ukuba uNkulunkulu ajabule ngokuphila kwawo. Ngokuqinisekile, ufuna ukujabulisa Lowo owanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ngenxa yakho. Ufuna ukujabulisa Lowo okuthandayo futhi othembisa ukukubusisa futhi ngelinye ilanga uyokunika umvuzo waphakade futhi akwamukele ebukhoneni Bakhe. Ukufuna ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu kumane kuyingxenye yokuba umKristu. 

Kodwa uzinikela kanjani kuNkulunkulu ukuze wamukelwe? Hhayi-ke, kufanele ube isisebenzi esingadingi ukuba namahloni. Futhi isihluthulelo salokho sibaluleke ngempela: Ukuhlukanisa ngokufanele izwi leqiniso. Uma ngifuna uNkulunkulu agunyaze umsebenzi wami, ngidinga ukwehlukanisa ngokufanelekile izwi leqiniso noma imiBhalo—konke. “Ukuhlukanisa ngokufanelekile” kusho “ukusika kuqonde.” Kubhekiselwa ekunembeni, ukunemba. 

Ngokwesibonelo, uma wawuyisisebenzi sesikhumba esinjengoPawulu, usika izikhumba futhi wenza amatende, kwakufanele usike ngokwephethini bese uhlanganisa iphethini ukuze itende libe ngendlela okufanele libe ngayo. Ukunemba nokunemba kuwumbono. Ngakho uma ufuna ukuphila okugunyazwe uNkulunkulu, futhi ufuna ukuba isisebenzi esingadingi ukuba namahloni, lalela la mazwi: Liphathe ngokunembile iZwi likaNkulunkulu endleleni olichaza ngayo futhi ulisebenzise ngayo.

 Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni

Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaYise alukho kuye, ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila, akuveli kuYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni. Izwe liyadlula kanye nenkanuko yalo; kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade. 

1 kaJohane 2:15-17

Ngakho uyini “umhlaba”? UJohane uthi: “Ningathandi isimiso somoya esibi esingabonakali esibuswa uSathane, ngoba uma nithanda lokho, uthando lukaBaba alukho kini.” “Izwe” yilelo simiso esibi esikhanga izinkanuko zethu, umbono wethu, nokuzigqaja kwethu. Umhlaba uza ekuzicabangeni kwethu. ngifuna engikufunayo. Ngifuna ukufeza inkanuko yami, inkanuko yami. 

Ngifuna lokho engikubonayo, engikufisayo, futhi ngifuna lokho engikufunayo ukuze kuzuze mina siqu nokuziphakamisa. Lokho ukuziqhenya. Yilokho umhlaba oyikho. Kodwa lokho akusikho okukaBaba, ngakho njengamakholwa asikuthandi lokho. Siyalingwa yikho, futhi ngezinye izikhathi siwela esonweni. Kodwa lapho senza, siyasizonda leso sono. Futhi lokho kungenxa yokuthi kuyingxenye yezwe elidlulayo. Siyilabo, kunalokho, abagqugquzelwa futhi babonakala ngokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke, sihlala phakade. 

Hhayi ngoba senza intando kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ngoba njengoba senza intando kaNkulunkulu, kuyabonakala ukuthi singabaKhe futhi singabanikazi bokuphila okuphakade.

 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka

“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumelanga iNdodana ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo. 

NgokukaJohane 3:16-17

Enhliziyweni yomlayezo kaNkulunkulu kithina kuyindlela yokubalekela ukubhubha. “Ukubhubha” kusho ukubhujiswa kwaphakade, isahlulelo saphezulu nolaka, isijeziso esisabekayo. UJesu washo okuningi ngesihogo kunasezulwini. Wakhuluma ngomlilo ongapheli, ngendawo lapho abantu bezwa ukugedla kwamazinyo unomphela, isizungu, ubumnyama, ukukhala, nokulila. Lokho kuyabhubha. 

Kodwa uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wathumela iNdodana yakhe ukuba singabhubhi, kodwa sibe nokuphila okuphakade. Futhi lokho akulona nje inani lokuphila; lelo izinga lempilo. Akuyona le mpilo yesikhashana; lolu hlobo lokuphila kuze kube phakade. Lokho kungaba uhlobo lwesihogo ngokwako. Ngolunye uhlobo lwempilo. UNkulunkulu uzosinika ukuphila okuphakade, futhi yingakho sinegama elithi “sindiswa” elisetshenziswe lapha. 

Igama elithi "kuhlengwa." Siyahlengwa ekubhujisweni futhi asinikezwanga nje kuphela impilo ehlukile kulokhu kuphila, kodwa futhi impilo ehluke kakhulu nempilo yokubhubha. Siphiwe ukuphila okuphakade. Kuwuhlobo lwempilo kaNkulunkulu. Sihlanganyela ngokoqobo enjabulweni yokungafi kobuNkulunkulu, yona kanye impilo engokukaNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe. 

UNkulunkulu usinika ukuphila Kwakhe, yona kanye impilo ekhona ngaphakathi kobuyena kanye nobuyena beNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Jabula njalo ukuthi usindiswe uthando lukaNkulunkulu.

 Lona Uthando

Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kithi ngalokho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela ezweni iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba siphile ngayo. Uthando lukulokhu, kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kepha ukuthi yena wasithanda thina, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu. 

1 kaJohane 4:9-10

Igama elithi “inhlawulo” lisho “ukwaneliseka.” Yilokho uJesu ayezele ukuzokwenza, ukuze abe ukwaneliseka kwezono zethu. Ubani okwakumelwe aneliseke? UNkulunkulu kwadingeka enelise. Phela isono siwukwephula uMthetho ongcwele kaNkulunkulu. Isono siwukwephula uNkulunkulu.

Kuyisenzo sokukhohlisa Him. Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu uma ezothethelela isoni, kufanele athole lokho kuphulwa nokulunga kwaneliswe. UJesu uba yilokho ukwaneliseka. UNkulunkulu wayeneliseke ngokuphelele ngeNdodana yaKhe. Uyakhumbula ukuthi uBaba wathi ekubhapathizweni kukaJesu, “Lo uyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo”? Waphinda washo okufanayo kuMjikijelwa. 

UBaba wayeneliswe ngokuphelele ngeNdodana yakhe ukuze iNdodana yakhe ibe ukwaneliswa okuphelele kwezono zethu. Waneliseke kangakanani ngoJesu? Lowo ngumbuzo obaluleke kangaka kanye neqiniso eliyisisekelo elingokomoya. UYise weneliseke ngokuphelele ngeNdodana; iNdodana yaneliseke ngokuphelele ngoYise. Futhi kuthiwani ngawe? Ingabe weneliseke ngokuphelele ngoJesu Kristu? Ingabe ungukwaneliseka kwakho okumsulwa nokuyiqiniso? Ingabe uthola injabulo yakho ephakeme kakhulu Kuye? Uma wenza kanjalo, kuzoba nomthelela endleleni ophila ngayo impilo yakho. 

UNkulunkulu ujabula kakhulu ngathi lapho seneliseke kakhulu ngeNdodana yakhe.

 Nkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu

Kepha kuyena onamandla okunilinda ukuba ningakhubeki, nimiswe phambi kwenkazimulo yakhe ningenasici, ninokuthokoza okukhulu, 25kuye uNkulunkulu oyedwa, uMsindisi wethu ngaye uJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu, makube ngukukhazimula, nobukhosi, namandla, negunya, kungakabikho izikhathi, namanje nakuze kube phakade. Amen. 

EkaJuda 1:24-25

Lawa mavesi ayi-doxology noma isibusiso. Kuneziningi zazo ezisakazeke kulo lonke iBhayibheli. I-doxology imane nje idumisa uNkulunkulu. Kuyindlela yokuphimisela isibusiso. Futhi lapho sidumisa uNkulunkulu futhi sicabanga ngobukhulu besibusiso esivela Kuye, akukho okumangalisa ngaphezu kwalomcabango: UNkulunkulu uyakwazi ukunigcina ningakhubeki futhi anibeke ningenasici phambi kobukhona benkazimulo Yakhe ngentokozo eyedlulele. 

Kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke akulahle noma akuyeke. Awusoze wakhubeka futhi uwele esilingweni sokulahla ukholo, ukuphika uKristu. Uzokuvikela kulokho. Angakwenza kanjani lokho na? Nokho, ngolunye usuku lapho esethula phambi Kwakhe phambi kwenkazimulo Yakhe, ubuntu benu obuwile buyobe sebungasekho, futhi niyolethwa ebukhoneni Bakhe obukhazimulayo ningenasici. Uyokwenziwa ngokoqobo umuntu ongcwele ngokuphelele, futhi akumangalisi ukuthi kuyoba nenjabulo eyedlulele. 

Isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu siwukuthi, uma ungabakaKristu, Uyokugcina. Wonke umuntu uBaba amnikeza uKristu, uKristu uyamamukela futhi awagcine futhi amvusele enkazimulweni yaphakade. Ngakho sidumisa uNkulunkulu wethu ngamandla akhe okugcina.

 Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu

Bathandekayo, manje singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kepha akukabonakali esiyakuba yikho. Siyazi ukuthi, nxa ebonakaliswa, siyakuba njengaye, ngokuba siyakumbona njengokuba enjalo. Bonke abanalo lelo themba kuye bayazihlambulula, njengokuba yena ehlambulukile. 

1 kaJohane 3:2-3

Njengamanje, uma ukholwa kuJesu Kristu, ungumntwana kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa akukavezwa ukuthi sizoba yini. Sifihlekile ngalesi sikhathi. Kodwa kuyeza usuku, ukubonakaliswa okukhazimulayo kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu (KwabaseRoma 8:21), lapho umhlaba wonke usuzothola ukuthi singobani ngempela. Futhi uma lokho kwenzeka, sizofana naYe, ngokuba sizoMbona njengoba Enjalo. 

Lesi sithembiso esimangalisayo siyithemba lethu. Ngolunye usuku sizofana noJesu Kristu. Ngeke nje sikuzwe, kodwa wonke umuntu uzokubona futhi iqiniso liyobe sembulwa ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Uma uphila ekulangazeleleni ukuza kukaKristu, kushintsha indlela ophila ngayo. 

Kufanele kuyiguqule kanjani indlela esiphila ngayo lapho silindele ukubuya kukaJesu Kristu okuseduze? Angafika noma nini. Kodwa iqiniso lokuthi siyazi ukuthi Uyeza, futhi Umsulwa ngokuphelele, nokuthi uma Efika, Uzosenza sifane naYe, lokho kufanele kube yisisusa esimangalisayo sobumsulwa bethu. Qiniseka ukuthi uma Efika, Ukuthola uphila ngendlela ehlanzekile.

 Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho

Themba kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ungenciki kokwakho ukuqonda. Mazise yena ezindleleni zakho zonke, uyakuqondisa imikhondo yakho. 

IzAga 3: 5-6

Lamavesi afinyelela emnyombweni wempilo yobuKristu. Ungathembela eNkosini ngokugcwele? “Ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho” kusho ngakho konke. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini ezayo—enhle, embi, noma engenandaba; kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibuphi ubuhlungu noma ukuhlupheka; kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isilingo noma ukudumazeka, ungathembela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yonke? Okunye ukuncika kokwakho ukuqonda, okuwukuhumusha yonke into ngombono wakho. 

Udinga ukukhumbula lokhu: UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda, futhi isithembiso sakhe siwukuthi kuzo zonke izinto usebenza ndawonye ukuze kuzuze wena. Kufanele umethembe ngalokho. Unganciki ekuqondeni kwakho futhi wethembe ukuhumusha kwakho. Cabanga ngempilo kaJobe. Walahlekelwa yizo zonke izingane zakhe, impahla, impilo, futhi umkakhe nabangane bakhe bamehlula. 

Kodwa ngemva kwayo yonke imibuzo nokuhlupheka kukaJobe, lapho ekugcineni ehlangana noNkulunkulu, angasho nje ukuthi, “Ngizwile Ngawe ngokuzwa kwendlebe, kodwa manje iso lami liyakubona. Ngakho-ke ngiyaphenduka.” Konke kwehlela ekuthembeni nje kuNkulunkulu nasebuhleni Bakhe. Unganciki ekuchazeni kwakho izinto ezenzekayo empilweni. Themba njalo uJehova. Kukho konke Mvume. Uzovula indlela ongakaze uyilindele. Lesi isithembiso saKhe.

 Ukukhula ngokomoya kwenzeka lapho ufisa ubisi lweZwi

Ngakho lahlani ububi bonke, nobuqili bonke, nokuzenzisa, nomhawu, nokuhleba konke; 2njengezingane ezisand' ukuzalwa langazelelani ubisi olungokomoya olungenakonakala, ukuze nikhule ngalo kube ngukusindiswa, 

1 kaPetru 2: 1-2

Ukukhula ngokomoya kwenzeka lapho ufisa ubisi lweZwi oluhlanzekile njengomntwana osanda kuzalwa efisa ubisi. Umntwana ngokuyisisekelo ufisa ubisi, futhi yilokho. Eqinisweni, abanandaba nokunye okuningi ngaphandle kobisi. Yilokho kuphila okukodwa okuphawuleka kakhulu futhi okuyingqayizivele. 

Njengoba umntwana ekhula, ukuphila kuba nzima nakakhulu. Akuselona ubisi nje; akusekho ukudla nje. Kodwa uPetru uthi uma ufuna ukukhula, udinga ukubekela eceleni konke okunye. Udinga ukubekela eceleni bonke ububi noma ububi, nanoma yini eyinkohliso. Beka eceleni noma yikuphi ukuzenzisa, umona, noma yikuphi ukukhuluma okubi. Zikhumule zonke lezo zinto ezingalungile futhi ugxile entweni eyodwa—ubisi olumsulwa lweZwi. Yilokho inselele. 

Uma ufuna ukukhula uqine okholweni, udinga ukugxila kuphela ekufiseni ubisi olumsulwa lweZwi. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma uthola ithuba lokuphuza lolo bisi, kufanele uphuthume ukuze wanelise. Uzokhula kanjalo.

 Izithelo zikaMoya

Kepha izithelo zikaMoya ziluthando, nokujabula, nokuthula, nokubekezela, nobubele, nobuvi, nokukholeka, nobumnene, nokuzithiba. Akukho mthetho omelana nokunjalo. 

KwabaseGalathiya 5:22-23

Lombhalo usitshela ukuthi lapho uMoya oNgcwele elawula ngokugcwele impilo yakho, yilokhu ozoba yikho. Lezi zici eziyisishiyagalolunye zixhumene, futhi isithelo esikhiqizwayo yileli phakheji. Kufana nesihlahla esithela izinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zezithelo. Uma sihamba ngoMoya, kuzoba nothando lwe-agape, oluwuthando lwentando. 

Akulona uthando lomzwelo noma ukukhangwa ngokomzimba noma isibopho somndeni. Uthando lokuzidela ngamabomu. Futhi kuyoba khona ukwaneliseka okujulile kwenjabulo kanye nokuzola kwangaphakathi kokuthula okuvela kuMoya kaNkulunkulu owengamele yonke into. Kuyoba khona ukubekezela noma ukubekezela kokubekezelela ukucasuka nobunzima, kanye nomusa noma ukukhathalela okunesisa ngabanye. 

Kuyoba khona ubuhle, ubuhle bokuziphatha nangokomoya. Kuyoba khona ukwethembeka, ukwethembeka, nokwethembeka. Futhi kuyoba khona ubumnene noma ukuthobeka nokuzithiba, ukubamba izinkanuko. UPawulu uyanezela ukuthi “awukho umthetho omelene nabanjalo.” Noma ngabe ubunomthetho wangaphandle, ubungeke uphoqe umuntu ukuthi abe nalolu hlobo lomlingiswa. Awukwazi ukusebenzisa umthetho ukukhiqiza lokhu. 

Lesi sithelo sigeleza siphuma ngaphakathi kuphela ngenkonzo kaMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho-ke kufanele sibonge kangakanani ngalowoMoya owenza izimangaliso, futhi kufanele sikulangazelele kangakanani ukubonakalisa lesosithelo njengoba sihamba ngokulalela iZwi laKhe elambuliwe!

 Izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu zithululelwa phezu kwethu

Makabongwe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu owabuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ukuba sibe nethemba eliphilileyo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, 4sibe nefa elingapheliyo, nelingenasisihla, nelingabuniyo, eniligcinelwe ezulwini; 

1 kaPetru 1:3-4

Kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala, uNkulunkulu unamagama amaningana. ETestamenteni Elisha, kakhulukazi “unguNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.” Uhlanganyela ukuphila okungokomoya kanye nokuphila okuphakade, isimo esibalulekile esifana nesikaJesu Kristu. 

Usephinde wasizala ethembeni eliphilayo njengoba sibeka ithemba lethu kuJesu Kristu. Kodwa konke uNkulunkulu akuhlelele labo abangabakhe akukakabi okwethu. Ngakho siphila ethembeni, ithemba eliphilayo lokuphila okuphakade, ngoba uKristu wavuka kwabafileyo. Ngakho siphila ngokukholwa. 

Siphila namuhla phakathi kwezibusiso zikaNkulunkulu ezithululelwa phezu kwethu, kodwa kukhona iqiniso elikhazimulayo eliseza phambi kwethu. Futhi uPetru wabe esenezela ukuthi sinefa elingenakonakala—elingeke linqanyulwe, elingenabala. Ayikho ngaphansi kwanoma yikuphi ukukhubazeka noma ukuphazamiseka noma ukufiphala. 

Kodwa, kunalokho, ligcinwe liphelele kukho konke ukugcwala kwalo, bonke ubumsulwa balo, yonke inkazimulo yalo ezulwini ngenxa yethu. Ngakho-ke asigcini nje ngokujabulela lokho uJehova asenzele kona manje, kodwa ithemba lethu seligxilile ngosuku lapho ifa liba ngokoqobo lapho singena ezulwini.

 UNkulunkulu wenza okuwukuphela komuntu owayengasazi isono ukuba abe yisono ngenxa yethu

Ongasazanga isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuyena senziwe sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. 

2 Corinthians 5:21

Amagama ayishumi nanhlanu esiGrekini sokuqala kuleli vesi aveza imfundiso yokushintshanisa njengelinye ivesi elilodwa eBhayibhelini. UNkulunkulu wenza okuwukuphela komuntu owayengasazi isono, iNkosi uJesu Kristu, ukuba abe yisono ngenxa yethu. Abanye abantu benza iphutha lokucabanga ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi uJesu waba yisoni—ukuthi, esiphambanweni, empeleni wajeziswa ngoba eyisoni. 

Iqiniso liwukuthi, esiphambanweni, uJesu wayengcwele njengoba ayenjalo phakade ngaphambili noma phakade kamuva. Esiphambanweni, uNkulunkulu waphatha uJesu njengokungathi wazenza mathupha zonke izono ezake zenziwa yibo bonke abantu abayoke bakholwe, nokho, eqinisweni, akenzanga nesisodwa sazo. UNkulunkulu wabeka isijeziso sezono zethu phezu kweNdodana engenasono. Ivesi lonke lithi “sibe ngukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuye.” Lokho ngolunye uhlangothi lokushintshwa. UNkulunkulu waphatha uJesu njengesoni ukuze asiphathe njengokungathi silungile. 

Wayengesona isoni, futhi nathi asilungile. Lokho esikhundleni. Wagcwalisa konke ukulunga ukuze ukuphila Kwakhe okungenasono kubalwe kuwe. 

Kuyamangalisa kakhulu, akunjalo? Esiphambanweni, uNkulunkulu uphatha uJesu njengokungathi waphila impilo yakho ukuze akuphathe sengathi uphila impilo Yakhe. Leyo yinhliziyo yevangeli.

 Sihlengiwe ngegazi eliyigugu likaKristu

nazi ukuthi anihlengwanga ekuhambeni kwenu okuyize enakunikezwa ngawoyihlo ngezinto ezibhubhayo, isiliva negolide, kodwa ngegazi elinqabileyo likaKristu kungathi elewundlu elingenacala, elingenabala; 

1 kaPetru 1:18-19

Ukuhlengwa kuwumqondo omuhle kakhulu. I-Redemption kwakuyigama lobuchwepheshe lemali ekhokhelwa ukubuyisela isiboshwa sempi. Inomqondo wokukhokha isihlengo sokukhulula othile. Sasidinga ukukhululwa empilweni engenamsebenzi, engenanjongo eyadluliselwa ngosiko kobaba bethu. 

Sasidinga ukukhululwa kulokho ngoba indlela yezwe iyindlela yokufa nokwahlulelwa. Sihlengiwe ngegazi eliyigugu likaKristu. Nguye kuphela owayengumhlatshelo owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu owakhokha inani lezono zethu. 

Futhi uvezwa njengeWundlu elingenasici nelingenabala ngoba kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala yonke imihlatshelo yezilwane enikelwa njengeminikelo yesono kuNkulunkulu yonke yayibheke phambili ekufikeni kweNkosi uJesu Kristu, owayeyoba iwundlu lokugcina. 

Kungakho ngokushesha ngemva kokufa Kwakhe idolobha laseJerusalema labhujiswa amaRoma ngo-70 A.D., futhi ngalokho kubhujiswa, yonke inqubo yemihlatshelo yaphela. Kuze kube namuhla alikaze libe khona ithempeli noma indawo yomhlatshelo, futhi alikho elidingekayo ngoba uJesu wayengumhlatshelo wokugcina.

 UKristu wafela “abangamesabi uNkulunkulu”

Ngokuba sisebuthakathaka, uKristu wafela abangamesabi uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifaneleyo; ngokuba cishe kungenzeki ukuba umuntu afele olungileyo, kodwa mhlawumbe kungase kube khona ongaba nesibindi sokufela omuhle; kepha uNkulunkulu uyabonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngalokhu ukuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela. 

KwabaseRoma 5:6-8

Kuyiqiniso elinamandla, akunjalo? Abantu abavamile ukufela abanye abantu. Ngezinye izikhathi sifunda ngothile owanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yothile. Akuvamile, ngisho nakubantu besilisa abangcono kakhulu, ukuthi othile empeleni angabafela. Kuyaphawuleka uma kwenzeka. Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ngesinye isikhathi endodeni elungile umuntu angalokotha afele. 

Kodwa wake wezwa ngomuntu ozimisele ukufela indoda embi, embi, embi? Lokho akwenzeki...ngaphandle uma unguJesu Kristu. Futhi hlobo luni lothando olubangela ukuba uKristu afele ababi kakhulu kithi? Lokho kuyisimangaliso sothando lukaNkulunkulu olubonakaliswe kithi. UKristu wasifela. UKristu wafela “abangamesabi uNkulunkulu.” Isitatimende esingaka! Kwakungasekelwe ekutheni sasifaneleka kangakanani, sasithandeka kangakanani, sasimesaba uNkulunkulu kangakanani. 

Wafela abangafaneleki, ababuthakathaka, abakhohlakele. Ngeke ukusho ngokuqondile kunalokho Wafela abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu—hhayi abalungile, hhayi abalungile. Wafela izoni, futhi wakwenza ngenxa yothando lwakhe ngathi. Uthando ebesingalufanele lukhiqize umnikelo ebesingafanele. Kodwa yilokho okwenziwa umusa, futhi ngithemba ukuthi ugcwele ukubonga.

 Izindleko zokulandela uJesu

Wayesethi kubo bonke: “Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho; kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa. 

NgokukaLuka 9:23-24

Ngala mazwi, uJesu usho ngokucacile izindleko zokumlandela. Lesi kwakuyisimemo sikaJesu esixukwini ukuba simlandele; futhi intengo, ephakeme kakhulu. “Uma ufuna ukungilandela, ziphike.” Ukuphela kwakho- amaphupho akho, amathemba, izifiso, imigomo. Ivangeli alikhulumi ngokuzigcwalisa; kumayelana nokuzincisha. NgesiGreki, inkulumo ethi “ukuziphika” ngokuyisisekelo isho “ukwenqaba ukuzihlanganisa naye.” 

Lokho kusho ukuthi uza kuKristu ngoba uyenqaba ukuzihlanganisa nomuntu onguye. Uzikhathaza wena kanye nesono sakho, futhi ngokudangala uzinikela ngokuzithandela leyo mpilo eyize ongasafuni ukuzihlanganisa nayo. Ulahlekelwa ukuphila kwakho ukuze ukuzuze. Kudlulele kangakanani lokhu kuzibophezela? Kubandakanya ukuthatha isiphambano sakho nsuku zonke. Ezweni lasendulo, isiphambano sasisho into eyodwa kuphela—ukufa okubuhlungu, okwesabekayo, okuyihlazo. 

UJesu wayethi, “Uma nifuna ukungilandela, kungukuphela kwenu hhayi nje amathemba namaphupho enu. Kungase kukulahlekisele ngisho nokuphila kwakho ngokomzimba. Kodwa inani elingapheli lokungilandela lilingana nezindleko eziphezulu, ngoba uma ulahlekelwa ukuphila kwakho ngenxa Yami, uyokugcina unomphela.” Zibuze ukuthi ulandela uJesu ngokweqiniso.

 Gcwalisa ingqondo nomzimba wakho ngeqiniso leBhayibheli

Ngakho makungabusi isono emzimbeni wenu ofayo, nize nilalele izinkanuko zawo; futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo bevukile kwabafileyo nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu, zibe yizikhali zokulunga. 

KwabaseRoma 6:12-13

La mavesi akhuluma ngomzimba wethu wenyama. UPawulu usitshela ukuthi okuwukuphela kwenqolobane esele lapho isono sithola ikholwa lisengozini kusebuntwini bethu. Ingokomzimba, kodwa futhi ingokwengqondo, ngoba ikhuluma ngezinkanuko. Uma ufika kuKristu, wenziwa isidalwa esisha. Unikezwa imvelo entsha enezifiso ezintsha, futhi ulangazelela ukwenza okulungile. 

Isifanekiso sesono siphukile, futhi awusekho ngaphansi kokubuswa yisono. Kodwa imvelo yakho entsha isaboshiwe ebuntwini obuwile. Kuyoba njalo size siwushiye lo mhlaba. Kuzo zonke izimangaliso engizibheke ngabomvu ezulwini, okungikhanga kakhulu ukungabikho kwesono. Ngiyalizonda iqiniso lokuthi kunesono esiyinsalela empilweni yami manje. Isicelo sasezulwini siwukuqeda impi yangaphakathi nesono. Kodwa okwamanje, siyalwa ukuba singavumeli isono sithathe amandla. Ningavezi amalungu enu njengezikhali zokungalungi. 

Qhubeka uzethula kuNkulunkulu. Amalungu akho ayizikhali zokulunga kuNkulunkulu. Gcwalisa ingqondo yakho ngeqiniso leBhayibheli. Futhi qiniseka ukuthi uhlala ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ukuze amandla akhe neqiniso likuhole ukuze uzethule njengethuluzi lokulunga.

Zindla imini nobusuku

Le ncwadi yomthetho mayingasuki emlonyeni wakho, kepha wozindla ngayo imini nobusuku ukuba uqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshwe kuyo, ngokuba lapho uyakuhlahlamelisa indlela yakho, uphumelele kahle. 

UJoshuwa 1:8

Endabeni kaJoshuwa, “iNcwadi yoMthetho” ibhekisela ngokukhethekile kuGenesise kuya kuDuteronomi njengoba yalotshwa uMose. Kodwa inganwetshwa, yebo, ibhekisele kulo lonke iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Futhi ithi akufanele isuke emlonyeni wakho. Kufanele ukhulume amazwi emiBhalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokho kuyokwenzeka lapho uzindla ngayo imini nobusuku. Kuyisimiso esilula, akunjalo? Usuthisa ingqondo nemicabango yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi liphuma enkulumweni yakho. 

Uma ugcwaliswe ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, yilokho okuzophuma emlonyeni wakho. Leli vesi futhi lithi injongo yalokhu kuzindla iwukuba uqaphele ukwenza ngokuvumelana nakho konke okulotshwe kuyo. Futhi yilokho okuzokwenzeka. Njengoba uzindla noma uzondla ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, liyakondla futhi likulolonge njengomuntu. 

Ithi uma uzindla, ukhuluma iZwi, uphila iZwi, uzokwenza indlela yakho iphumelele futhi uzoba nempumelelo enhle. Isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu siyisibusiso emzamweni wakho wokomoya kanye nasebhizinisini likamoya ngokuqonda okujulile nokusebenzisa imiBhalo.

 Hambani niyokwenza izizwe zonke abafundi

ngalokho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani izinsuku zonke kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.” 

NgokukaMathewu 28:19-20

Uma uke wazibuza ukuthi uyini umthwalo wethu wemfanelo emhlabeni, nansi impendulo. Hambani niyokwenza izizwe zonke abafundi. UJesu wakusho lokho kubaphostoli, kodwa uMyalo Omkhulu ufinyelela kithi sonke. Kumelwe senze abafundi bakaKristu ezizweni zonke. Eqinisweni, ngesiGreki okuwukuphela kwesenzo esilapha siwukuthi “yenza abafundi.” Amanye amafomu esenzo ayizihlanganisi eziguqula isenzo esiyinhloko. 

Ukuhamba, ukubhapathiza, nokufundisa kuyizici zokwenza abafundi. Futhi awuwedwa kuleli bhizinisi. “Bhekani, mina nginani izinsuku zonke, kuze kube-sekupheleni kwezwe. Kuze kube isikhathi sesiphelile ngokuphelele sokushumayela ivangeli, uJesu unawe ekusiza ukuba wenze njalo. 

Lokhu kungumsebenzi wethu nesizathu esenza uNkulunkulu asishiye lapha emhlabeni—ukuletha abantu kuKristu bevela ezizweni zonke ngokuhamba, ukubhapathiza, futhi abafundise ukuze bagcine konke iNkosi eyayala ngakho. Qiniseka ukuthi ubambe iqhaza kulo msebenzi ojabulisayo.